Lord Adonis: The final 2004 and provisional 2005 results are given in the table below.
	
		Number and proportion of 15 year-old pupils1 achieving a basic skills qualification2 who also achieved a GCSE or a key skills qualification2 in 2004 and 20053
		
			  2004   2005 
			 Pupils achieving4 Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Basic skills and GCSE 162 53 4,301 86 
			 Basic skills and key skills 5 2 81 2 
			 Basic skills, but no GCSE or key skills 140 46 632 13 
			 Total 307 100 5,014 100 
		
	
	1 Pupils aged 15 at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. 31 August).
	2 Figures include achievements at both level 1 and level 2 for basic skills and key skills.
	3 Figures for 2005 are provisional; figures for 2004 are final.
	4 Figures are available for achievements, but not attempts, in basic skills and key skills.